An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during the Pacific War. Matters are complicated further when he falls in love with the soldier's younger sister (Tsukasa).
Credits
Challenge to Live Cast
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Takashi Shimura
He was 56, 76 years old when he died
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Eitaro Ozawa
He was 52, 79 years old when he died
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Akihiko Hirata
He was 33, 56 years old when he died
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Kumi Mizuno
She was 24, now 87 years old
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Masayuki Mori
He was 50, 62 years old when he died
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Tatsuya Mihashi
He was 37, 80 years old when he died
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Yumi Shirakawa
She was 24, 79 years old when she died
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Akira Kubo
He was 24, now 87 years old
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Yoko Tsukasa
She was 26, now 89 years old
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Yoshifumi Tajima
He was 42, 91 years old when he died
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Eijirō Tōno
He was 54, 87 years old when he died
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Susumu Fujita
He was 49, 78 years old when he died
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Kyōko Kishida
She was 31, 76 years old when she died
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Challenge to Live Crew
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Department |
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Sanezumi Fujimoto as Executive Producer. He was 50 (68) years old when He died
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Production |
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Masaru Sato as Original Music Composer. He was 33 (71) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Fukuzo Koizumi as Director of Photography. |
Camera |
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Kaneto Shindō as Screenplay. He was 49 (100) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Shintaro Ishihara as Original Story. Shintaro Ishihara was 28 (now 91) years old
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Writing |
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Yoshitami Kuroiwa as Editor. He was 11 (62) years old when He died
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Editing |
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Takashi Tsuboshima as Assistant Director. He was 33 (79) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Eizō Sugawa as Director. He was 30 (68) years old when He died
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Directing |
